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Question
Study the climate data given below and answer the questions that follow:
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Temperature in °C |
21.0 | 21.9 | 24.3 | 27.1 | 28.0 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 25.4 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 26.0 | 21.2 |
| Rainfall cm | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 8.4 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 31.6 | 34.5 | 14.8 |
1) Identify the hottest month.
2) Calculate the annual rainfall.
3) Name the winds that bring the maximum rainfall to this city.
Solution
1) May and September are the hottest months.
2) Annual rainfall = Sum of rainfall in all the twelve months Therefore, annual rainfall is 131.9 cm.
3) The North East Monsoon winds bring maximum rainfall to the city.
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